Corn husker



June 6, 1950 w. T. BOND 2,510,542

CORN HUSKER Filed Nov. 15, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet l llIa l W 7. B ND,

ILL/AM INsENToR.

ATTORNEY June 6, 1950 I w, T, BOND 2,510,542

CORN HUSKER Filed Nov. 15, 1946 2 Sheets-Shae; 2

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the contents o f tne huskingvbed toward one side 15 i with h J SultI haMhQ mat rial ybe-RV om ed 1 .9. a ai on ei e t Wh n h etoqq rs he; h iin i rollers ad a e? ee e d bemm i h kedr re u i i d;

deterioration of; the jhu sking rolls and an inef, g0

n mnit. .4.- Lhe lower; end of heh k e fi i ent husking operation.

It s 7 m n 'Q ie v m v w nt on rene eer fiefe pa aiie;

In accordene with this eubject, I provide a, feeding a1 fdis'triblii'ting' m ecl einisin. adapted to, I 30 be 'mbiinteq in. the. l f i'siiingg beg, and operating tq. ositwn the cam in piaij'allel ali nment w'iigfi th'ifi e m rpnsgand at' tjhe serne time tend mo move fifilletrdliyfof tine lo'ed in opposition to the late 1 U efigaie'jh cgrfijii novei itsacross the faces: of the jh iski i'gn i blljwhil ehfi the same time im peritiingfaifotetional} 'fb're o ,the earls.

.Qf fture 0; this invenigion, the d s" offfcheepi bl ad es maybe equipped with pioteetili/e mem whien will prevent ab 'a sion' of other injuiyio tne oute i covering of {he kernels which woul dnnalkeiheni iinacqeptapl e'so q i ee i reisgeed s yen ae f-"t k inven-,. mm W i 'a li i fi ez low r'descrie ti9n'r d 'in, c tiion with'the drawings.

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2 Fig. 1 is a general .view of. -a, corn picker .to

whifehmyinyentionmaybeapplied.: YY Y Fig; 2:2is .2 side e1e ati0n"of,.-the mechanism embodying the features of my invention;

ig53nis aptop planwiew of- ;the"mechanism of Fig.2.

and mechanism of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a, fragmentary planview ,ofithe, husk1 ing rollers, "anjd;: F3i g.;6 iis a cross:sectiona1 ;view

of the huskingirellersi Y EXGGPI-LTOI h imfeed m chan m i l strated, he 0i11ipi9k r. showjn ink-Fig. Lisla conventionai and veyer mechanism l;2, *-wh,ich,1ifts' ;them into a opp m romjwhicnthey are rf d intb a husknens ntog hopper; 5eatthelowergend ofia conyeyei fl Qwhieh conveys. the, com, to. agcarrien o ttacneditoihepicker Y Y Y Included he, husklngi unit I 4 as a. p rt ,of

thegsjgandergl equipment ;of the, picker illustrated v re three .imnv l il'k. 1, I11 .andzthreei rubber; rolls l8, [8,! in alternate relationegsoj that one,

ubhe ir ll .andi nexiron q o m p irnof huskng 1011 s. "Line. p enesr he v. p er. u faces .of. he rubheri lle e L 1v are. i htly ve.

the. IIIQEPEIBHE ven; o;the v a s..oficom .t e

- usk-me bed esu t. fi he, et n n se 1e e direct n oi rotationof the is lqckyqise als viewed from ch 'g e enq of the husking bed. ii e iii elx ri n n ppg te ea eh other The hu skns: 12 '1' 1- L nd. I8. & were located ni A eee mei lwhdgs ihe. nclu i parall de embere. 20,? 3.3% 2 w im a e. fi ne l n h ir, pper. eis..h .,means;o i on. a e ,21

ikib ie mam I. ira imaaesgza; 26 and 21, mounted upon rotatingshaftsifl, 2,9

'i eepec ively; nilext ndin ran s ly l wn M 13! seemedi e he Side, membenzfl,

bmf'b m 32, xpendin through, a Sm 33., m. the Y aring hreckei. nd; the, side membe 2 Fig; 4. [is a. perspeetiveflviewuoie husking ,bedfl,

fie e m qhenwg i L i e imien n r keeping the ears un or miy distributed overjhe between frame plates 35 and 36 havingtheir ends adjacent the receiving end of the husking unit journaled upon the shaft 28. Secured to the ends of the frame plates 35 and 36 adjacent the discharge end of the husking unit is an inverted U-shaped tie member comprising side members 38 and a top member 40. The side members 33 are provided with slots 41 to receive a clamping bolt $3 for an adjustable angle stop 44 adapted to rest upon the upper edge of the side member and 2| for supporting the lower end of the frame and for permitting the adjustment of the vertical distance between the feeding mechanism and the adjacent ends of the husking rolls.

Since the supporting frame for the spiral feed member is pivoted on the main shaft 28, the

blades. A single one of the tabs 10 may be attached to the blade near its forward end to assist in moving the corn away from the adjacent side of the husking bed.

To appreciate the advantages of my feed mechanism, it is here pointed out that the rubber rolls l8, I8, [8 are rotating to the right, or clockwise, While the iron rolls I1, 11, I! which, located below the upper surfaces of the rubber rolls, are rotatingto the left, or anti-clockwise. Since the rubber rolls afford the frictional contact with the com, the tendency will be for the corn in the husk unit to be moved transversely across the bed lower end of this frame is free to rise and fall within the limits of the stops 44, and the mechanism will accommodate itself to different size ears with but little attention.

The right-hand ends of the shafts 28, 29 and 30, looking toward the'delivery end of the'husking unit, are extended outwardly beyond the side member 2| of. the metal housing, the shaft 28, through the adjustable bearing bracket 3|, the shafts 29 and 30, through slots 50 and 5|, provided in the side member 2|, and opening through the upper edge thereof.

Secured to the outer end of shaft 28 is a cogwheel 52, chain driven from the main drive mechanism of the picker. Also mounted upon the shaft 28, between the cogwheel 52 and the side member 2|, is'a cogwheel 53, chain connected with the cogwheel '54, on shaft 29. A second cogwheel 55, on shaft 29, is chain connected with a cogwheel 56, on shaft 30. By this driving arrangement, the three shafts 28, 29 and 30 will be positively driven in a clockwise direction.

The bearings for the shafts 29 and 36 are adjustably secured to the frame plates and 36 by means of bolts 65 extending through slots in said frame members 35 and 36. The frame member 36 is also provided with slots for the shafts 29 and 3B. This construction provides for adjustment of the shafts 29 and 30 longitudinally of the frame plates 35 and 36 for tensioning of the drive chains.

The side member 2| is reinforced and braced adjacent the edges of the slotted portions 56 and 51 by U-shaped members 64 and 65 fastened to the outerface of the side member 2|.

It is especially important in the husking of corn which is to be used for seed that abrasions to the outside covering of the corn kernel be avoided.

Since such abrasions might be produced by sharp corners or edges of the spiral blades 25, 26 and 21 striking the kernels, the following provisions are made for avoiding such injury.

Secured to the periphery of the spiral blade 25 and covering the advance corner thereof, is a circular rod 68 which may be welded to the outer edge of the blade. Since the blade 25 is the first to engage the corn as it enters the husking bed, the work required of it is greater than that required by the other two blades 26 and 21, and. consequently, it must have a greater stiffness than the latter blades.

The work surface for each of the blades 26 and 21 may be provided by tabs or extensions 10, 10 of material having substantially the same degree of flexibility as four or five ply rubber belting. These tabs 10, E0 are secured to spiral blades 26 and 21 at closely spaced intervals and extend outwardly therefrom as extensions of the spiral toward the right-hand side. perience, it has been found that in those husk As a matter of exunits, when the corn is moved into engagement :with' the husking rolls, the corn is actually piled and the advancing facesofthese spiral blades will engage thecorn to produce a moving force toward the'left side of the husking beda'nd against the force of the rubber rolls tending to move the ears of corn toward the right side of the bed.

Thes'e opposing forces will tendto swing the ears into parallelism with 'the husking rolls and to im-' part to the cars a rotary motion which will insure a complete stripping of the husk from the ear.

As is readily apparent fromexamination of Fig- "ures 2'and 3, the direction of movement of the bottom portions of each of the spiral blades 25,

26 and 2'! is in the directionto produce a downward movement of the corn along the husking bed in addition to the lateral component of movement imparted to the corn in the manner described above. a w

The right-hand ends of the: spiral blades are terminated as closely aspossibleto -the right-hand side ofthe nuski iei bed, while the left-hand ends of the b1adeS may bdtrrfiinated ata distanbe from the'left hand side of the, bed approximately half the width of" the rubber roll adjacent that side. Thus, while the force of the spiral members i i e e t d. 1 ,12 1 t e. em. tr ns r e o h bl n in i a d towa d h e tnd side is greater than that exerted in the opposite direc tion by therubber rollasuch forceis not exerted beybndithe oenter line r the rubber oll. at the left-handside ofithje huskii g bed, and since the rotationpf this roll is away from the adjacent side ,of thebed, there canbeno piling up or chok s. t, t ro r q a ed. tth e s e o the be s rimeetsheife d ns rat d ha ne e-l I; ment emb y n the. fea res .02. m in e qe; notonly saves wear and tear on the parts, but it lts. n a. cle ner a ,mp e e c e u ing r i n w h less ju y. to. the. sur ce of. the:

kernels tha ether i uinm tkzwwn. ome.

JAltho-ugh'l have .s i wnia fl escri ed y ll-Q. n W Zh l PB Z toj e.rtein eie .s. o m u ti I s l e e u de stoedthatl m ot. to be too closely limited, thereto, many, modifioae" o t de tin r mthe.

tions being possible a spirit or scope of my invention. A I claim:

l Ina corn husking device,a plurality of sets of husking rolls disposed in parallel side by side relationship to define ,a husking bed free of obstructions to lateral movement of the corn ears thereon, each set comprising a-rubber roll having a spiralled surface and a cooperating metal roll,

- means for rotating all of said rubber rolls'in one direction and all of said metal rolls in the opposite direction, the top surfaces of said rubber rolls being elevated above the top surfaces of said metal rolls, whereby the corn ears tend to be laterally displaced toward one side of the husking bed and a plurality of feeding elements mounted for rotation transversely of and above said husking bed, said feeding elements having helical surfaces formed on their peripheries and adapted to engage the corn ears on the huskingbed, and means for rotating said feeding elements in the direction to cause all of said helical surfaces to urge the corn ears laterally in the same direction in opposition to the lateral forces exerted by said rubber husklng rolls and longitudinally toward the discharg end of the husking bed.

2. In a corn husking device, a plurality of sets of husking rolls disposed in parallel side b side relationship to define a husking bed free of obstructions to lateral movement of the corn ears thereon, each set comprising a rubber roll having a spiralled surface and a cooperating metal roll, means for rotating all of said rubber rolls in one direction and all of said metal rolls in the opposite direction, th top surfaces of said rubber rolls being elevated above the top surfaces of said metal rolls, whereby the corn ears tend to be laterally displaced toward one side of the husking bed, and a plurality of augering members rotatably mounted transversely of the bed above the husking rolls and adapted to engage the corn ears on the bed, and means for rotating all of said augering members in th same direction to oppose the lateral forces imparted to the corn cars b the rubber husking rolls.

3. In a corn husking device, a plurality of sets of husking rolls disposed in parallel, side by side relationship to define a husking bed free of obstructions to lateral movement of the corn ears thereon, each set comprising a rubber roll and a cooperating metal roll, means for rotating all of said rubber rolls in one direction and all of said metal rolls in the opposite direction, th top surfaces of said rubber rolls being elevated above the top surfaces of said metal rolls, whereby the corn ears tend to be laterally displaced toward one side of the husking bed, and a plurality of feeding elements mounted for rotation transversely of and above said husking bed, said feeding elements each comprising a helical metal blade having outwardly projecting flexible tabs secured to the helical edge thereof and adapted to engage the corn ears on the bed, and means for rotating said feeding elements in the direction to cause said tabs to move the cornears laterally in the same direction in opposition to the forces imparted to the corn ears by the rubber husking rolls and longitudinally in the direction of the discharge end of the husking bed.

WILLIAM T. BOND.

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